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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1969.0176.001

MANUFACTURER: ONTARIO HUGHES OWENS CO. LTD.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 908
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BRASS BASE/ WOODEN PLINTH/ BRASS FLINDERS BAR, GAUGE CASING, HOOD/ CAST IRON SPHERES/ GLASS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: N/A
Width: 80.0 cm
Height: 130.9 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Marine Transportation
Category: Vessel parts
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: HUGHES OWENS
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: HOUSING FOR MARINERS COMPASS & ITS CORRECTORS & ILLUMINATING ARRANGEMENTS
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: WORN BRASS PLATE ON.1 CENTER FRONT READS: 'HUGHES KELVIN/ PATT 196M CANADA No 0908/ MANUFACTURED BY/ [THE ONTARIO HUGHES OWENS/ OTTAWA Co. LTD CANADA]'/.2 SAME AS ABOVE EXCEPT NO. IS: '0996'/.1-.2 BELOW PLATE, GAUGE FACE, BLACK ON WHITE, READS: 'OHO [LOGO]/ THE ONTARIOHUGHES OWENS CO LTD. OTTAWA CANADA/ MADE IN CANADA'/.1-.2 BOX ABOVE & RIGHT OF PLAQUE, CAST RAISED FIGURES READS: 'PATT 851'/.1-.2 CAST, RAISED COVER PLATE BELOW BOTH IRON SPHERES READS: 'CANSFIELD ELECTRICAL WORKS/ PATT 834/ TORONTO/ CANADA'/ HANDWRITTEN ON.1-.2 HOODS IN BLACK IS: '3', &.1 ONLY: '250LBS'
Missing: From CA of 08/11/1995 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
Finish: BASE,.1 PAINTED GREEN,.2 PAINTED GREY; PLINTH OF FINISHED WOOD, 3 DOORS,.1 FINISH, FLAKING;.1-.2 PAINT STAINS/ ONE RED & ONE GREEN SPHERE/.1 BRASS FLINDERS BAR WITH GREEN PAINTED BRACE/.2 FLINDERS BAR & BRACE PAINTED GREEN/.1 HOOD PAINTED GREY, PAINT WORN, CHIPPED/.2 HOOD TARNISHED BRASS/ CLEAR GLASS LENS,.2 CRACKED
Decoration: BRASS PLATE HAS SUNBURST LIKE DESIGN, INDENTED & INFILLED IN BLACK, WITH MAPLE LEAF IN CENTER

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ONTARIO HUGHES OWENS CO. LTD., Binnacle, after 1900, Artifact no. 1969.0176, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1969.0176.001/

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